Innate immunity in the lung: how epithelial cells fight against respiratory pathogens

By Robert Bals, P. Hiemstra. European Respiratory Journal, 2004

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Pathogenesis of Aspergillus fumigatus in Invasive Aspergillosis (2009, background): “Despite the importance of respiratory epithelia in initiating antimicrobial innate immune responses against many inhaled pathogens, few studies have examined the role of the airway epithelia in the host defense against Aspergillus (12, 127).”
Respiratory Epithelial Cells Convert Inactive Vitamin D to its Active Form (2008, background): “It is constantly exposed to microorganisms, requiring appropriate immune responses to protect the lung (31, 38).”